yeshivat maharat

Lindenbaum, who according to the Jewish Women’s Archive “was driven by the birth of her daughters to create new opportunities for Jewish women and girls,” died Tuesday in her Manhattan home at the age of 76. More ▸

In the wake of voyeurism allegations against a prominent Orthodox rabbi, the head of an Orthodox yeshiva for women says that male rabbis need not be present for a female convert’s ritual immersion. More ▸

Some women who took the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s kosher supervision exam last week — the first time the exam was open to women — see the development as entrenching, not changing, female roles in Orthodoxy. More ▸

The Rabbinical Council of America says it did not cast aspersions on Rabbi Avi Weiss’ commitment to halachah. But amid Weiss’ dispute with the Israeli Rabbinate, is the RCA willing to back Weiss? More ▸

The ordination of three Orthodox women on Sunday was billed as a historic event, but for much of the Orthodox world the move represents a dangerous break with tradition — if not an outright violation of Jewish law. More ▸

Tomorrow, I’ll have a longer story about Rabbi Avi Weiss’ controversial ordination of three Orthodox women on Sunday. But in the meantime, check out the sample ordination certificate, or klaf, provided to one of the first graduates of Yeshivat Maharat, Weiss’ school for the training of women as “rabbinic leaders.” More ▸